Strengthening Inclusion of Family Farmers’ Organizations in Climate Finance Facilities
17 November 2025
11:30 – 13:00 Belém, State of Pará, Brazil (GMT-3)
Organizers:
- Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
- Stichting Hivos
- In partnership with Family farmers organizations in Asia, Africa, Latin America
Background
Family farmers remain one of the most vulnerable and gravely affected by the effects and impact of climate change, because our livelihoods – agriculture, fishery, forestry, herding and pastoralism- rely so much on the climate. Forced by these circumstances, family farmers, individually and/or through their organizations and cooperatives take initiatives to respond and adapt to climate change. However, financing transition to climate resiliency is a big problem. This event will discuss climate finance needs of family farmers at household and farm levels, and provide recommendations to foster inclusive climate finance policies at national and global level.
Moderator:
Imelda “Dada” Bacudo
Climate, Agriculture and Food Systems Leader
| 11:30-11:35 | Introductory Video: AFA Advancing Climate Resiliency Video |
| 11:35-12:10 | Panel 1 – Farmers Initiatives for Resiliency and their Need for Climate Finance Speakers: – Mangiza Chirwa, Project Manager, HIVOS, Southern Africa – Roberto “Ka Dodoy” Ballon, Chairperson, PAKISAMA, Philippines – Alan Petersen, Board Member, Pacific Farmers Organization (PFO), Fiji – Andrea Gomez, Red CSA Colombia, Colombia – Musa Sowe, Vice President, ROPPA – Haseeb Bakthary, Lead Consultant, Climate Focus |
| 12:10-12:15 | Open Forum |
| 12:15-12:20 | Group Picture with Panel 1 Speakers and Moderator |
| Quiz/Game | |
| 12:20-12:55 | Panel 2: Reflections and Recommendations on Strengthening Inclusion of Family Farmers Organizations in Climate Finance Speakers: – Ms. Elizabeth Nsimadala, President, Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) – Stephen Lang, Head of Regenerative Finance, Planetary X – Michel Laforge, Consultant, Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC) – Matheus Alvez Zanella, Senior Adviser, Global Alliance on the Future of Food (GAFF) – Toiata (Vainalepa) Apelu-Uili, Assistant Chief Executive Officer – Renewable Energy at Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa – Leel Randeni, Director, Climate Change, Ministry of Environment, Sri Lanka – Njagga Touray, Deputy Executive Director, National Environment Agency (NEA), Gambia |
| 2:55-13.00 | Group Picture Key Take-aways from participants |
| 13.00-13:05 | Closing Remarks: – Paula Moreira, Country Engagement Manager for the Voices for Climate Action , HIVOS, Brazil – Esther Penunia, Secretary General, Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) |
| Closing Video: YFCA Official Song |
Schedule in different timezones:
| Pakistan and Tajikistan (UTC+5) | 19:30–21:00 (7:30 PM–9:00 PM) |
| India (UTC+5:30) | 20:00–21:30 (8:00 PM–9:30 PM) |
| Nepal (UTC+5:45) | 20:15–21:45 (8:15 PM–09:45 PM) |
| Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan (UTC+6) | 20:30–22:00 (08:30 PM-10:00 PM) |
| Myanmar (UTC+6:30) | 21:00 – 22:30 (09 PM-10:30 PM) |
| Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Western Indonesia (UTC+7) | 21:30–23:00 (9:30 PM–11:00 PM) |
| Philippines, Central Indonesia, China, Mongolia, and Taiwan (UTC+8) | 22:30–00:00 (10:30 PM–12:00 AM) |
| Timor-Leste (UTC+9) | 23:30–01:00 (11:30 PM–01:00 AM) |
| Fiji (UTC+12) | 02:30 – 04:00 (02:30 AM–04:00 AM) |
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